Go Prosecute for Senior Crown Prosecutors is a secondment at the Crown Prosecution Service to support barristers and solicitors who have left criminal law for a career break and wish to return.
Why you should consider us
- Get a real taster: it’s a one-year secondment with the option to extend to two years. After the secondment, you can apply for a permanent legal role with us or perhaps consider the self-employed criminal Bar or criminal defence practice.
- Develop yourself: you might feel you need to regain your confidence, enhance your prosecutorial skills or strengthen your professional connection with the Crown Prosecution Service. You can work with experienced lawyers to gain experience and exposure to a wide range of cases - with tailored training.
- Try a range of work: depending on your experience and agreed working pattern, you could be based in a magistrates’ unit or Crown Court unit. Or you might work in a specialised unit such as our Serious Economic Organised Crime and International Directorate, or with CPS Direct, our out-of-hours service.
- Benefit from flexible working: wherever possible, we provide options for flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, or term-time only.
- Plus other Civil Service benefits: 25 days' annual leave allowance, 3 days volunteering leave, wellbeing support and a 28.9% contributory pension.
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 29 June 2026.
‘What drew me was the opportunity to learn, grow and develop without an expectation that I would be able to walk straight back into where I'd left my legal career.’ Read about Sarah's experience here.
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